St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-16
SUNDAY SAUNTERINGS.
How the Day of Rest is Utilized
BY the People.
Scenes at the Urban Lakes and
the City OF the Dead.

Nearly every motor train going to the
lakes yesterday was crowded to its ut
most, and it is estimated that during
the day some 5000 people, men, women
and children, visited Lakes Calhoun
and Harriet and Lakeside cemetery.
The day was all that could be desired,
and one could not well help thank a
kind Providence for placing those
breathing places within a reasonable
distance. All classes of people were
represented, but the majority were not
of the capitalist order. Mechanics came
with their wives and children; young
men with their sisters or some other
young mans sister, and shop girls came
i'll crowds. The scenes at the two lakes
and at the cemetery were many, some
were pathetic and some were funny,
and it was Il poor student of human
nature who could not find plenty of
food for reflection.
A young woman, accompanied by a
small child, both clad in the deepest
black, passed slowly through the ceme-
terry gate and assembled the little hill
until they were in the cemetery proper.
The woman drew the child close to her
and bowed her head as she moved
among the Somber tOmbStOnes, telling
in language more eloquent than words
OF some great sorrow. In and out
among the trees the two walked, scan
ming each stone carefully. At last,
stopping before grave not many weeks
old, as no flowers had yet bloomed upon
it, the woman sank upon her knees and,
throwing her arms around the head
stone, sobbed violently. The little one
by her side, after remaining quiet for
some time, gently pulled her mothers
dress, and, looking up into her face,
said: Don't cry, mama, papa is in
heaven now, and he would feel sorry to
see you crying this way"
''And both were young,
And one was beautiful
And both were young,
But not alike in YOUTH
In the shade of large oak tree on the
benkS of Lake Harriet sat young man
and miss of sweet II, clad in snowy
white and her handsome face Wreathed
in smiles. The young man held in one
hand a volume of Byron'S poems, and
with the other he tenderly stroked one
of the small hands of his companion.
They paid no attention to the crowds
which swept past, so utterly were they
wrapped up in one another and in the
poetry the young man was reading.
Hour after hour passed away, never to
return, and still the young people held
forth in the shade, shifting their posi-
tons as the sunlight fell upon them.
Two happy souls with but single
thought, two hearts that beat as one.
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Every one was not sentimental, how
ever, and many of those who were not
went fishing. Worms were found i'm
great abundance near at hand, and after
procuring a boat the party would row
ont ton twnntU rode bDict
to keep off the sun, throw in the lines,
and wait patiently for a bite. A young
lady was one of the party which fur
niShed amusement for those on Shore
1t was evidently her first fishing eX-
cursiOn, and she had determined to do
herself proud. so to speak. One of the
gentlemen in the party baited her hook
and helped her to throw out the line.
Soon fish ran against the hook, and
then the trouble commenced. AS the
pole began to bob up and down the
young lady began to scream, and drop
ping the whole concern climbed into the
back seat of the boat, where she watched
the gentleman who had baited the hook
take up the pole and pull in suntish
nearly three inches long.
The popcorn and peanut men were
there, and did a thriving business, as
did the pop and ginger ale stands.
Nearly every one wanted drink of
some sort, and finding no soda water
compromised on pop. Ice cream was
in active demand, and many a stomach
was made cool by the CONCEALED milk
and cornstarch. Some preferred to eat
in the pavilion, while others had an
idea that it would taste better out under
tree. The funniest thing in connec-
ton with ice cream was to see a young
man in from Mud Hollow walk up to
the stand with his best girl. invest in
one dish full, call for two spoons and
then retire to corner and eat.